Atlanta Braves 10, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 157
Played on Sunday, September 23, 1973 (D) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 - 10 13 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 4 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Garr rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jackson rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Lum lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Evans 3b 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 Baker cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 Johnson 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 4 Tepedino 1b 4 3 3 1 0 0 6 1 Perez ss 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 Dietz c 2 2 1 2 3 0 3 0 Casanova c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harrison p 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 J. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 10 13 9 5 7 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Evans-Johnson-Tepedino, Perez-Johnson-Tepedino. BATTING - 2B: Tepedino (5,off Wilson). HR: Dietz (3,2nd inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out); Tepedino (4,6th inning off Wilson 0 on 0 out). SH: Tepedino (1,off Pizarro). SF: Perez (4,off Wilson). IBB: Dietz (4,by Pizarro). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Garr (11,2nd base by Wilson/Jutze).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gallagher rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 Cedeno cf 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Easler pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Watson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 May 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Jutze c 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gross ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pizarro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 2 4 2 3 3 27 5 FIELDING - PB: Jutze (11). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (33,off Harrison). SF: May (8,off Harrison). HBP: Cedeno (6,by Harrison). GDP: Helms (11,off Harrison); May (13,off J. Niekro). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harrison W(11-7) 8 4 2 2 3 2 0 31 J. Niekro SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 4 2 2 3 3 0 33 Harrison faced 3 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Harrison (3,Cedeno). Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Niekro 3-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson L(11-16) 6 7 5 4 4 6 2 28 Pizarro 1.2 4 5 5 1 0 0 10 Cosgrove 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ray 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Upshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 13 10 9 5 7 2 44 WP: Wilson (7). IBB: Pizarro (3,Dietz). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cosgrove 2-2; Ray 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 14222 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Garr rf Gallagher rf 2. Lum lf Metzger ss 3. Evans 3b Cedeno cf 4. Baker cf Watson lf 5. Johnson 2b Rader 3b 6. Tepedino 1b May 1b 7. Perez ss Helms 2b 8. Dietz c Jutze c 9. Harrison p Wilson p BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Lum flied out to center; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher flied out to left; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to left; Tepedino singled; Perez struck out; Dietz homered [Tepedino scored]; Harrison struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Rader made an out to second; May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Lum walked; Evans flied out to right; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (second to pitcher); Jutze grounded out (first unassisted); Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Johnson singled; Tepedino doubled [Johnson to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Johnson scored]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Tepedino to third]; Jutze allowed a passed ball [Tepedino scored (unearned)]; Dietz walked; On a bunt Harrison forced Dietz (third to shortstop); Garr lined to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled; Watson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Lum flied out to right; Evans singled; Baker struck out; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to right; May singled; Helms grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Tepedino homered; Perez struck out; Dietz walked; Harrison struck out; Garr forced Dietz (second unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); Jutze flied out to right; GROSS BATTED FOR WILSON; Gross popped to third in foul territory; Gallagher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: PIZARRO REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Lum made an out to first; Evans made an out to second; Baker made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; Watson singled [Metzger to third, Cedeno to second]; Rader flied out to center; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored, Watson to second]; Helms flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Astros 2. BRAVES 8TH: Johnson singled; Tepedino out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to second]; Perez singled [Johnson scored, Perez to second (on throw)]; Dietz was walked intentionally; Harrison lined to left; Jackson singled [Perez scored, Dietz to second]; Lum singled [Dietz scored, Jackson to second]; COSGROVE REPLACED PIZARRO (PITCHING); Evans singled [Jackson scored, Lum to second]; Baker singled [Lum scored, Evans to second]; RAY REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 10, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: STEWART BATTED FOR JUTZE; Stewart made an out to third; EDWARDS BATTED FOR RAY; Edwards flied out to right; Gallagher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 10, Astros 2. BRAVES 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); UPSHAW REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Tepedino flied out to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Dietz made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 10, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: CASANOVA REPLACED DIETZ (PLAYING C ); Metzger walked; Cedeno was hit by a pitch [Metzger to second]; EASLER RAN FOR CEDENO; Watson walked [Metzger to third, Easler to second]; J. NIEKRO REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Rader struck out; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 10, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 10 13 0 7 Astros 2 4 0 4
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